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C. H. MORGAN.

DISPLAY FIXTURE.

APPLICATION HLED NOV.14. 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

INVENTOR.

A TTORNEY TES PATENT OFFICE.

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DISPLAY-FIXTURE.

To all whom it may concern.

I Be it known that I, CHARLES Hi MORGAN, a citizen of'theI-lnited States, residing at Hillside, in the county ofUnion and State: of New Jersey, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Display-Fire tures, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying sheets of drawings, is' a; full, clear, andI concise description thereof. I I:

The present invention relatesIto display racks or cabinets for windowshadesuor curtains, and has for itsfiprincipal object the provision of a deviceof this character which is especially adaptable to. the requirements of department stores and'the like, Where it is desired to display the window shades or curtains'in a mannerwhereby the sameeffeet will be obtained as when the curtains or shades are in actual use. 1 I

A further object of the present invention is to provide a portabledisplay rack orcabinet of the character and for the purposes aforesaid, which may be of the sectional type andmay be made of wood: or metal and produced at a minimum of 00st,;

My invention also comprehends a display cabinet or device, as hereinbefore stated,

wherein means are provided toguide the movement of the shades or curtains andto.

the shades or curtains are exposed and are subjected to handling when on exhibition or display. I I I Other objects and'advantages of my invention will become manifest as the description proceeds, and I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the precise details of structure or to theuses herein pointed out, but reserve unto myself all equivalents thereofItoI which I may be entitled ,under my invention in its broadest aspect. I I shall now tion with reference' to the accompanymg drawings, wherein I have elected to show a preferred embodiment thereo fin order toafford a clear j and comprehensive understanding of the construction and operation ofmy invention. I 1 I I In the drawings- Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a dis- Speeificationof Lette rsPatent.

proceed to describe my invenplay fixture or cabinet made in accordance withmy invention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of one of the sections shown in Fig. 1.

A.A ofFig. 2;and I I Fig. 4 isa transverse section onthe line B-B of Fig. 2. i i

.Referring now to .the drawings inv detail tively, secured or fastened thereto in any suitablemanner, a back member being provided as indicated at 10. Positioned within the cabinet or rack upon the inner face of each side member thereof is: a rectangular piece of wood or metal 11 whichis slotted or grooved, as shown at 12, to provide guideways for the rollers 13 carried by the projecting ends of the curtain sticks 14 It is obvious that if desiredthe side members onuthe cabinet may be made of a sufiicient thickness to have the guideways formed therein or that the guideways may be provided by means of a plurality of strips of material disposed parallel to each other.

rotating on an axis at right angles; to that.

of the pulley or roller .17. Fastenedto the lower edge or end of the curtain 15-by any suitable means, such as an eyelet 19: or the I like, is 'a cord 20 which extends down and over the roller or pulley 18 and up behind the {curtain or shade 15' through the. pulley or roller '17 and parallel to the top member 8 of the cabinet to the pulley or roller 21 which is mounted on the outer surface of one ofthe side members 7 of the cabinet or fixture, as clearly shown in the drawings, the portion of the side member adjacent to the pulley being slotted or cutaway to provide a suitable opening for the cord to pass Patented May 13, 1919.

Application filed November 14,1917. Seria1No.201,894.

. I i I Fig. 3 is sectional elevation on the lineI shade or curtain. 15 may be likewise drawn down to any desireddistance within its limit of movement. To return the shade or curtain 15 to its normal or raisedposition, all that is necessary is to manipulate the cord by means of the grip 22 in the usual manner to release the locking means within the roller 15 so that the shade will be rolled or drawnup under theimpulse of the spring in the usual manner.

The rollers 18, as heretofore described,

' may be fastened'tothe base 90f the cabinet or fixture or they may be mounted upon a transverse member 9'" fastened to. the front and back portions, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The front member may be of the general design shown in Fig. 1 or may take. any

purposes,-the cords 20 connected to the curother form having'a pleasing and decorative effect which will add to the attractiveness of the exhibition of the curtains or shades. A; dependenthcurtain or drapery of short 1 length is indicated'at 24, being provided adjacent to'the top; of the cabmet so that the shade or curtain roller and theother parts positioned at the top of the cablnetor rack may not be observed by those before whom i the samples are being exhibited. A curtain or drapery 23 may be mounted on a rod located adjacent to the top of the device in such a manner that it may be drawn across the opening of the cabinet or fixture to protect the sample curtains 15 when not on exhibition.

WVith my invention it is obvious that any number of curtains may be disposedone behind the other andsimultaneously displayed by drawing them down to varying distances, as shown in Fig. 1. Where curtains or shades of different colors are used and it is desired to make selections for exhibition tains are of the same colorasthe respective shades or curtains which enables the exhibitor to show or display'any desired shade or curtain without taking a position in front of the cabinet. This is accomplished by simply grasping the exposed end' of the cord which is of the desired color and drawing it down in the manner previously explained.

Aswill be apparent from the description of my invention the cabinet or display fixture may be made as a single or independent unit or a complete fixture may be composed of two or more units such, for instance, as shown in Fig. 1. The cabinet or fixture may also be mounted on rollers or casters, if desired, so that it may be moved from place to placeto suit the convenience of the exhibitor.

Other modifications of my invention may be made all of which I would have it understood I consider within the spirit'and scope of my invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having" thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A display fixture for flexible articles,

as window shades and the like, comprising a cabinet, spring rollers on which the articles to be displayed are mounted, secured to theinterior of the cabinet and near the top thereof, and so disposed that a plurality of articles may be displayed simultaneously without altering the position of the rollers relatively tothe cabinet, a cord secured to the bottom of each article for actuating the same to extended or display position, rollers at the bottom and top of the cabinet, the cords passing from their point of attachment to the articles downwardly around the first-named rollers and upwardly about the second named rollers and from thence substantially at a right angle out through the side of the cabinet, and guides engaging the lower outside edges of the articles, the cords at all times and the articles when on display maintaining themselves in extended position.

2. A display fixture for flexible articles, as window shades and the like, comprising a cabinet, spring rollers on which the articles to be displayed are mounted, supports for the rollers rigidly secured to the cabinet adjacent the interior'of the top thereof, so disposed that the articles to be displayed will be arranged parallel to each other, a cord secured to the bottom of each article for actuating the same downwardly, rollers at the bottom and'top of the cabinet, said cords extendingfrom the bottom of the articles downwardly around the rollers at the bottom of the cabinet and upwardly about the rollers at the top of the cabinet and from thence out through the side of the cabinet near the top thereof, and guides for directing the movements of the articles, the articles when on display and the'cords for actuating them maintaining themselves in extended position.

CHARLES H. MORGAN.

5 Copies *oif'this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' i Washington, D. O. 

